A "Did you Know...?" section

[predator20]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

Okay I think I am seeing a problem with the trivia section primarily what goes into it. We need to be more picky about what is included.

... that [[Bruce Willis]] used a [[Die_Hard#Beretta_92F|Beretta 92F]] in the first ''[[Die Hard]]'' movie, but a [[Die_Hard_with_a_Vengeance#Beretta_92FS|Beretta 92FS]] in the [[Die Hard 2|second]] and [[Die Hard with a Vengeance|third]]?
While this can be classified as trivia I don't think it's trivia section worthy. It's just like something you read and go "umm okaay...herp derp"

I think this is better trivia, is that one of the Beretta 92F pistols used in Lethal Weapon was also used in Die Hard.

[MT2008]

... that the gold plated [[Taurus PT92]] with pearl grips and a black barrel used on ''[[Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball]]'' also saw use in ''[[Driven to Kill]]''?
I'm kind of on the border of this one, now if these films were well known I think it would be a good piece of trivia however both films are sort of obscure so I don't think the average IMFDB viewer would be all that thrilled by reading it.

I agree. It's not like those are popular movies; they're direct-to-DVD crap. I'd prefer we try to limit the trivia to better-known movies that people actually give a shit about.

Also, guns from a particular armory get reused all the time. Any time you see a particular firearm in a movie or TV show, that gun has already been used on dozens or hundreds of other productions. We don't want to have new trivia for every time we see the same gun being used on many different movies. That would get out of control too quickly.

[funkychinaman]

Snarky? Probably not. Anal? I don't know if we can shy away from that one.

[AdAstra2009]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

Snarky? Probably not. Anal? I don't know if we can shy away from that one.

Either way it's an obscure film with an uninteresting piece of information/"trivia" that is unlikely to find interest in readers.

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

What does being Chinese have to do with this? I'm Chinese and I like an explaination

Try reading the user's name. Duh. Personally I am not fond of the name, but he likes it so it's his choice.

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

What does being Chinese have to do with this? I'm Chinese and I like an explaination

Originally Posted by predator20

I think it was because of Funkychinaman's username

Excal, sometimes I worry about you.

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by MT2008

Excal, sometimes I worry about you.

What? So I've never paid attention to the guy's name. I've always read the Funky part but never the rest cause it blends so well together. And I've never heard it out loud, so I forgot

[MT2008]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

What? So I've never paid attention to the guy's name. I've always read the Funky part but never the rest cause it blends so well together. And I've never heard it out loud, so I forgot

Well and done, but next time, read a little more carefully. Otherwise, it looks like you have ADHD or something.

[Markit]

Originally Posted by AdAstra2009

... that the [[Desert Eagle]] "point five-oh" used by Bullet-Tooth Tony [[Vinnie Jones]] in ''[[Snatch.]]'' was actually chambered in .44 Magnum?
While it is trivia it just comes off as pedantic IMHO and only adds to people's perception of IMFDB being anal and snarky.It's also not really interesting IMHO and is from a semi obscure film.

I've replaced this piece of trivia with one about the Beretta 92 from 'The Hurt Locker' which should be more interesting.

[MoviePropMaster2008]

Originally Posted by Markit

I've replaced this piece of trivia with one about the Beretta 92 from 'The Hurt Locker' which should be more interesting.

Yes, trivia that is really minor should not be listed. In many times, the armorers or production could NOT GET the weapon as listed in the film .... and the director shot it as scripted ANYWAY. That is a mistake and not something we need to harp on.